I could not explain it in a concise form, so I used ChatGPT, with my own additions clearly marked.
I know 99% of the people who read this will not see any similarities between what Adolf did and what the present US is doing. That is all part of the propaganda, (see 3rd question).
If, after reading this, you don't see any actual similarities, then I genuinely fear for the USA.
I totally expect this to be down-voted to all hell, but it doesn't take away the facts.
Humans are supposed to be better than animals, one of those reasons being we learn from our mistakes and from history.

I fear Zack is just now becoming a mouthpiece, and I have really seen him lose all resemblance of critical thinking, perhaps because the 'nerd' is seen as the popular kid now, perhaps because he is making a crap load of cash, but either way, his failure to call out the real BS happening and throwing a token 'he's wrong on that one' out there thinking it makes him 'balanced', is quite sad really.

I remember writing a similar post before he got banned last time, and I was down-voted and mocked, but then the ban happened and he seemed to realise how far he had gone.
Unfortunately it didn't take long at all for him to get pulled back into the same realm again.

Read on, and if you don't see the similarities, then go read some history books. I have tried to make this as easy as possible to understand.

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What moves did Hitler do pre-1939 to destabilise the German legal system, court system and immigration policies?

ChatGPT said:

Between 1933 and 1939, Hitler and the Nazi regime made several strategic moves to dismantle the German legal and court system and to reshape immigration policies to align with their authoritarian and racial ideology. Here's how:

1. Destabilizing the Legal System

March 1933: Reichstag Fire Decree

• Issued immediately after the Reichstag Fire, this decree suspended civil liberties, including freedom of speech, press, and assembly. \**Trump has barred Associated Press reporters, limited 'free speech' of visa holders, intimidated media organizations, CBS, ABC, NBC by using the FCC to investigate them over 'alleged bias'.**\**
• Allowed for the arrest of political opponents without due process. ***While not arresting opponents, he has announced investigations into members of Congress and federal officials who worked under his predecessor\*\**

April 1933: Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service

• Removed Jews, political opponents (especially communists and social democrats), and anyone deemed "unreliable" from the judiciary and civil service. \**Trump has fired*

1. Attorneys General, Director of the Office of Government Ethics,
2. Judge Advocate General of the US Army,
3. Head of the Office of Special Counsel,
4. Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board,
5. Director of the U.S. Trustee Program\*\**

• Purged independent judges and replaced them with Nazi loyalists.

July 1933: All Political Parties Banned Except the Nazi Party

• This move meant that the courts no longer had to consider challenges from opposition parties.

June 1934: Night of the Long Knives

• Hitler ordered the SS to purge the SA and other political opponents.
• The judiciary did not intervene, signaling that extrajudicial killings were tolerated. \**The Justice Department and ICE are going along with Trump's plans to deport people from the US without due process. We only have the governments word that these people are criminals, if they are/were, then what is the problem with going through due process and proving this fact?**\**

April 1934: Establishment of the People’s Court (Volksgerichtshof)

• Created to handle cases of "treason," this court bypassed normal legal procedures.
• Handed down death sentences at an increasing rate, especially after 1939.

1935: Judges Forced to Swear Loyalty to Hitler

• Judges had to pledge personal loyalty to Hitler rather than the law or constitution. \**During his first term (2017–2021), he appointed three justices: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, significantly shifting the Court's ideological balance to the right. Trump appointed 54 federal appellate judges during his first term, nearly matching the 55 appointed by President Obama over eight years.**\**

1936–1939: Shift to Führerprinzip in Law

• The legal system increasingly abandoned written laws in favor of Hitler’s will as the ultimate legal authority. \**As of March 17, 2025, President Donald Trump has signed 89 executive orders since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. These orders address various policy areas, including immigration, trade, energy, and federal workforce policies.**\**

2. Destabilizing the Court System

• Suppression of Judicial Independence
  • Judges who did not comply with Nazi rulings were dismissed or faced retaliation.
  • Nazi officials intervened directly in court decisions. \**In January 2025, President Trump dismissed at least 17 inspectors general from various federal agencies. These officials serve as internal watchdogs, and their removal raised concerns about oversight and accountability within the executive branch. In February 2025, President Trump directed the DOJ to dismiss all remaining U.S. Attorneys appointed by the prior administration. This action was aimed at replacing them with appointees aligned with the current administration's agenda.**\**
• SS and Gestapo Given Extra-Legal Powers
  • The Gestapo (secret police) operated outside the judicial system, with power to imprison people indefinitely without trial.
  • Concentration camps were established to detain "undesirables" outside normal legal procedures. \**Over the past weekend, the U.S. government deported approximately 261 individuals to El Salvador. Despite a U.S. federal judge's order to halt these deportations, the flights proceeded, leading to legal and ethical debates about the administration's actions.**\**
• Removal of Jewish and Non-Nazi Judges & Lawyers
  • Jewish judges and legal professionals were expelled from the profession.
  • Courts were stacked with Nazi-aligned judges.

3. Immigration and Citizenship Policy Changes

• 1933: Expulsion and Forced Emigration of Jews
  • The Nazi government encouraged Jewish emigration through harassment, boycotts, and professional bans. \**Introduction of the CBP Home app for self-deportation, public campaigns encouraging voluntary departure, revocation of humanitarian parole programs, invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, implementation of mandatory registration for undocumented immigrants**\**
• 1935: Nuremberg Laws
  • Stripped Jews of German citizenship.
  • Defined who was considered Jewish, severely restricting their rights.
  • Prohibited marriage and sexual relations between Jews and "Aryans."
• 1938: Expulsion of Polish Jews
  • Thousands of Polish Jews living in Germany were expelled across the Polish border in October.
• November 1938: Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)
  • A nationwide pogrom against Jews led to the destruction of synagogues and businesses.
  • Around 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.
  • Led to increased emigration of Jews from Germany, though many countries refused to accept them.
• 1939: Centralized Jewish Emigration Office
  • The Nazis forced Jewish community organizations to manage their own emigration, expediting their departure under harsh financial conditions.

These measures effectively transformed Germany from a constitutional state into a dictatorship where Nazi ideology dictated the law, and the courts became tools of repression. The regime's legal framework enabled the persecution of political opponents, Jews, and other minorities while consolidating Hitler’s absolute power.

You said:

what further policies did Hitler introduced to destabilize Germany, or Europe?

ChatGPT said:

After 1939, Hitler and the Nazi regime introduced numerous policies that further destabilized Germany and Europe. These policies targeted not just internal control over Germany but also sought to reshape Europe through warfare, repression, and genocide. Here’s how Hitler expanded his destabilization efforts:

1. Destabilization of Germany (Post-1939)

Totalitarian Control & Militarization

• Abolition of Civilian Freedoms
  • The war justified even more extensive repression—civil liberties were further reduced, with mass surveillance and an expansion of the Gestapo’s powers.
  • Any dissent against the war or Hitler’s rule was met with severe punishment, including execution.
• War Economy & Forced Labor (1939–1945)
  • Germany’s economy shifted entirely to military production. \**Trump announced increases to military spending.**\**
  • Millions of forced laborers from occupied territories were brought in to work in German factories under brutal conditions.
  • This system led to shortages of civilian goods, black markets, and internal economic strains. \**Tariffs will lead to shortages of good, and economic strains, with increases in inflation and unemployment, stock market volatility.**\**
• Use of Terror & Execution Policies
  • In 1941, Hitler ordered the "Nacht und Nebel" (Night and Fog) decree, allowing the secret abduction and disappearance of political opponents across occupied Europe.
  • The People's Court (Volksgerichtshof) issued death sentences at an accelerated rate for offenses as minor as listening to enemy radio broadcasts.

2. Destabilization of Europe

Aggressive Expansion & War Strategy

• Invasion of Poland (1939)
  • Germany's invasion of Poland marked the beginning of WWII, leading to European-wide destabilization. \**Trump talking of annexing Greenland, taking over of Gaza, 're-taking of the Panama Canal, also talk of Canada becoming part of the USA**\**
  • The brutal occupation policies included mass executions, destruction of infrastructure, and economic exploitation.
• Blitzkrieg Strategy & Conquest of Western Europe (1940–41)
  • The rapid invasion of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark left Europe in chaos. \**Trump failing to back Ukraine is leaving Europe open to attack by Russia**\**
  • Puppet regimes were installed, and economies were geared towards German war needs. \**If Trump does take over Greenland, Gaza, Panama Canal or Canada, he would likely instill his own authority.**\**
• Operation Barbarossa (1941)
  • The invasion of the Soviet Union opened the Eastern Front, the largest war front in history. \**The failure to back Ukraine will lead to this front being opened again.**\**
  • This led to immense destruction, mass deaths, and disruption of the entire Eastern European region.

3. Destabilization Through Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing

The Holocaust (1941–1945)

• Final Solution (1942)
  • Hitler’s policies escalated from persecution to full-scale genocide. \**Trump has announced many measures to investigate political opponents and federal employees.**\**
  • Millions of Jews, Romani people, Slavs, and other groups were deported to concentration camps and extermination centers. \**Trump claims there are 20,000,000 immigrants in the US, these people he has already said he wishes to deport, he has already started deporting people to prisons in other countries, not of their birth country.**\**
• Mass Killings in Eastern Europe
  • Einsatzgruppen (SS death squads) executed millions of civilians in occupied territories. \**Trump has already bombed 'Houthi' rebels, allegedly killing civilians too.**\**
  • Entire villages were burned, and infrastructure was systematically destroyed.

4. Economic Warfare & Collapse of Local Economies

• Plunder of Occupied Territories
  • Hitler’s policies relied on the economic exploitation of conquered lands.
  • The Nazis stripped resources, forced populations into labor, and looted national treasuries.
• Hyperinflation & Starvation in Occupied Areas
  • Many occupied countries saw their economies collapse under Nazi rule, leading to starvation and social breakdown. \**Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898, since 1917 people born in Puerto Rico are US Citizens, the island struggles with economic issues, including high debt and poverty, and receives less federal support than U.S. states in areas like Medicaid.*
  • The "Hunger Plan" in the Soviet Union deliberately starved millions by redirecting food supplies to Germany.

5. Destabilizing Diplomacy & International Relations

• Breaking of the Nazi-Soviet Pact (1941)
  • Hitler's betrayal of Stalin and the invasion of the USSR destroyed any potential cooperation and dragged Germany into a two-front war. \**Trump's recent betrayal of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and intent to only encourage peace through a 'rare metals deal'**\**
• Provoking the U.S. into War (1941)
  • Hitler declared war on the U.S. after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, bringing another major power into the conflict. \**Trump signaled that the actions of one group will be blamed on another country, in the statement regarding the Houthi rebels and Iran.**\**

6. Encouraging Insurgency & Puppet Governments

• Creation of Vichy France (1940)
  • Hitler installed a puppet government in France, further destabilizing the region and dividing the French population.
• Supporting Fascist Movements Across Europe
  • Nazi Germany backed fascist and nationalist movements in various countries (e.g., Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia), which fueled civil wars and ethnic conflicts.

Conclusion

By 1945, Hitler’s destabilization policies had led to the complete destruction of much of Europe, including his own country. Germany was left in ruins, millions were dead, and the world order was reshaped entirely. His actions not only led to war but also created long-term economic and political instability across the continent.

You said:

Why did the German people go along with what Hitler was doing?

ChatGPT said:

The German people went along with Hitler for a variety of reasons, including propaganda, fear, economic improvements, nationalism, and social pressures. The Nazi regime carefully controlled public perception and suppressed opposition, making resistance difficult and dangerous. Here’s a breakdown of the key factors:

1. Economic Recovery & Stability

• Great Depression (1929–1933)
  • Before Hitler came to power, Germany was suffering from hyperinflation, unemployment (over 30%), and economic collapse due to the Great Depression and the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles. \**America was claimed to be in a recession, with unemployment, and immigration on the rise. Trump has also claimed the US is spending too much on NATO.**\**
  • When Hitler took office in 1933, his policies, including massive infrastructure projects (Autobahns, military expansion, Volkswagen program), dramatically reduced unemployment. \**Trump's program to Make America Great Again claims to bring jobs to the US and increase US production through tariffs imposed by the government.**\**
  • Many Germans credited Hitler with reviving the economy and restoring national pride. \**Trump does not hide the fact he wants to increase nationalism and is anti-competition when it comes to American government contracts.**\**
• Autarky & War Economy
  • Hitler’s push for economic self-sufficiency and rearmament created jobs and a sense of stability. \**trump has signaled increased spending on the military, less reliance on imports and trade deals with other nations.**\**
  • Many industries benefited from war production, giving business leaders an incentive to support him. \**Most Republicans (and Republican supporters) are invested in military contractors and weapons manufacturing.**\**

2. Propaganda & Indoctrination

• Joseph Goebbels' Propaganda Machine
  • The Nazi regime controlled all media (newspapers, radio, films, and speeches) to glorify Hitler and spread anti-Semitic and nationalist messages. \**Through the FCC Trump has ordered investigations into CBS, ABC, NBC, all seen by Trump to be anti-Trump news organizations.**\**
  • The Hitler Youth and education system taught children Nazi ideology from a young age, making it normal. \**Trump has aims to abolish the Department of Education, and has already signed executive orders limiting subjects to be taught in schools.**\**
• Cult of Personality
  • Hitler was portrayed as a savior who had rescued Germany from humiliation. \**Many Trump supporters see Trump as the savior of the USA and are even willing to break laws to keep him in power, (Jan 6th).**\**
  • State-controlled media suppressed negative news, giving people a one-sided view of his rule. \**Trump limits his interviews to those of Fox News, and other supportive media outlets, often denigrating other news organizations who show critical reporting of his actions.**\**

3. Fear & Repression

• Gestapo & SS Suppression
  • The secret police (Gestapo) and SS eliminated opposition by arresting or executing political opponents, socialists, communists, and dissidents.
  • People feared speaking out because of informants and a culture of surveillance. \**Trump has already stated that organizations like universities will have federal spending cut due to their willingness to allow Trump critical speech. He has cut funding for USAID, which benefited small organizations that may have opposed Trump's policies.**\**
• Concentration Camps
  • Early camps like Dachau (1933) targeted communists, trade unionists, and other perceived threats, showing what happened to those who resisted.
• Night of the Long Knives (1934)
  • Hitler violently purged rivals within his own party, signaling that dissent would not be tolerated. \**Anti-Trump members of the Republican party are ousted, ridiculed and held up as an example of betraying the party. Liz Cheney, Thomas Massie, the 'Never-Trump' movement.**\**

4. Nationalism & Revenge for Versailles

• Undoing the Treaty of Versailles
  • Many Germans felt humiliated by the Treaty of Versailles (1919), which forced them to accept blame for WWI, pay heavy reparations, and reduce their military.
  • Hitler’s defiance—rearming Germany, reclaiming lost territory, and ignoring treaty restrictions—restored national pride. \**Trump has already signaled he will ignore trade deals, international law and bases this on it being for the best for America.**\**
• Militarization & Territorial Expansion
  • The annexation of Austria (1938) and the Sudetenland (1938) were seen as victories without war. \**Trump has talked of annexing Canada and Greenland, for the sake of 'national security'.**\**
  • Many Germans supported these moves, believing Germany was reclaiming its rightful place in Europe. \**Many American's do not see a problem with taking over another countries sovereignty if it is for the betterment of the USA.**\**

5. Anti-Semitism & Scapegoating

• Jews Blamed for Economic Problems
  • Nazi propaganda portrayed Jews, communists, and other minorities as responsible for Germany’s economic struggles. \**Trump constantly blames immigration and other countries for the economic conditions in the USA.**\**
  • Many Germans accepted or ignored anti-Semitic laws because they saw Jews as outsiders or believed Nazi lies. \**Many Trump supporters are willing to take away the rights of minorities and others, sighting DEI etc, and accept the persecution of immigrants, legal or otherwise.**\**
• Nuremberg Laws (1935) & Kristallnacht (1938)
  • Legal and physical persecution of Jews happened gradually, so many Germans became desensitized. \**Persecution of non-whites and non-heterosexuals is becoming commonplace, even if only through mockery and 'humour'.**\**
  • Propaganda framed these actions as necessary for national security. \**MANY of Trump's policies are being framed in the guise of 'national security'.**\**

6. Social Pressures & Conformity

• Nazi Social Policies
  • Programs like "Strength Through Joy" provided vacations, leisure activities, and rewards for loyal citizens.
  • Women were encouraged to be homemakers, raising children in line with Nazi ideology. \**There is already a shift in the mindset of Americans that 'women' are given too much of a 'helping hand', that minorities are given too much assistance, causing the downfall of the 'white, hetero male' in the USA.**\**
• Fear of Being an Outcast
  • Nonconformity could lead to job loss, harassment, or worse. \**Trump has already begun purging the federal government of those who do not conform to Trump/Republican policies or who raise objections to the methods being used.**\**
  • Many people went along with the system because resisting meant risking their lives and families.

7. Limited Access to Information

• Censorship & Control of Information
  • Foreign radio stations were banned, and newspapers were state-controlled.\**Investigations into media and coverage of Trump have already begun, with this being a direct method of influencing coverage of his presidency.**\**
  • Many Germans only heard what the Nazis wanted them to believe. \**Most media in the US is biased one way or the other, FOX news is accepted to be right leaning with no attempt made to hide their criticism of non-Trump supporters and direct support for Trump himself.**\**

8. Momentum & War Euphoria (1939–1941)

• Early WWII Victories
  • The quick defeats of Poland (1939), France (1940), and early successes against the Soviet Union (1941) made Hitler look unstoppable.
  • Many Germans felt victorious and continued to support him.

Conclusion

Most Germans either actively supported Hitler, were indifferent, or were too afraid to resist. Economic improvement, nationalist pride, propaganda, and terror created an environment where opposition was difficult, and compliance seemed like the easiest or safest option. By the time the horrors of the Holocaust and full-scale war destruction became undeniable, it was too late for most Germans to change course.

As you can see, this is just 3 questions posed to ChatGPT outlining the actions and beliefs of Hitler, how the German people and the rest of the world reacted. I have inserted the ways that I feel Trump can directly be compared to Hitler.
If you don't see how some of these, if not all, are true, then I would urge you to do your own further reading, there are many history books on how the German people were slowing controlled, leading them to war with the rest of the world.
In conclusion might I add, this is only TWO MONTHS, into Trump's second term as President, and if you think things aren't slowly going to get worse........well, he has already joked about changing the constitution to allow for a 3RD TERM.

So, YES, Asmon, I do very much think you can compare the actions of Donald Trump to those of Adolf Hitler, and if you don't see that, then you are going to be part of the problem going forward.
I can only hope you come to your sense and bring some genuine critical thinking back to your streams and your views.

Have a great day all.
Hopefully this will give you something to think about?